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Using Health-Seeking Pattern to Estimate Disease Burden from Sentinel Surveillance
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The general health-seeking behavior has been well described in different populations. However, how different symptoms have driven health-seeking behavior was less explored. From the patient’s perspective, health-seeking behavior tends to be… read more… medical consultation, hence symptom-specific behavior may more realistically reflect responses from the public … of health services and health seeking behavior and hence may over- or under-represent actual disease burden. By … medical consultation, hence symptom-specific behavior may more realistically reflect responses from the public … -
Potential use of multiple surveillance data in the forecast of hospital admissions
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A sudden surge in hospital admissions in public hospital during influenza peak season has been a challenge to healthcare and manpower planning. In Hong Kong, the timing of influenza peak seasons are variable and early short-term indication of… read more… and early short-term indication of possible surge may facilitate preparedness which could be translated into … and early short-term indication of possible surge may facilitate preparedness which could be translated into …